Paper-Hangings Products: Not Just For Paperhanging

of course "Paper-Hangings" is mainly about paperhanging.

but, we also have many artist customers who appreciate our products.
as you know, the powder-only methyl cellulose and wheat starches we sell are top quality, have no preservatives, fillers or surfactants, and no shelf-life mystery ingredients.  all you really need is water. adding water = a looser paste; adding powder = a drier paste.
for these reasons artists have confidence in our products and use them for paper mache and other creative applications.

here are notes on a few of them:


ALISON MORITSUGU has used our acidfree paper and adhesives as raw materials for her landscape-related artwork.
for more about Alison:
http://www.wavehill.org/arts/alison_moritsugu.html
http://www.luxartinstitute.org/Artist-Residency/Alison-Moritsugu/

Michigan artist LORI HOUGH has created many sculptures using our methyl cellulose. Paper mache animals have become a specialty for Lori, who has degrees in zoology and has worked as a biologist aboard fishing boats in the Bering Sea.

RENEE CARRIERE is a San Francisco-based artist who exhibits at the Triangle Gallery. All of her work starts with wheat paste and newspaper, and paper mache has become her medium of choice.  She says that the qualities of our wheat are perfect for her working style – she can work spontaneously or take as much time as she likes. There is a large body of her work exhibited at the Triangle  Gallery at 47 Kearny St.
http://www.triangle-sf.com/artists/carriere/carriere.html

MARK RIZZO, in the Boston area, crafts brightly colored skulls, banks, and Chihuahuas.  He even makes paper mache vegetables to put in baskets. And yes, he weaves the baskets, too! He swears by PH products and is always recommending them to others.
See his flickr photos here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/paper-mache/sets/72157594361606658/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/paper-mache/sets/72157594361607782/